DELTA 4 R/B, 38071

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 4 R/B, 38071 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 20 Jan 2012 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

38071, 2012-003B

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

United Launch Alliance/Lockheed Martin (US)

Manufacturer

ULA Decatur

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

DCSS-5, RL10B-2

Mass

3,450 kg wet, 3,450 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-01-20 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 6.8 m

Radar Cross Section

64.942 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 DELTA 4 R/B
1 38071U 12003B   26129.58150639  .00006386  00000-0  57705-2 0  9991
2 38071  20.8193 103.7076 8256521 323.0088   1.9534  1.17075447 60511

Epoch: 2026-05-09T13:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-09T13:57:22.152Z)

Latitude

-0.00177°

Longitude

27.0213°

Altitude

873.614 km

Speed

9.972 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 55m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

19:48:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

63,055.399 km

Perigee altitude

252.694 km

Semi-major axis

38,032.183 km

Eccentricity

0.82565

Inclination

20.8193°

RAAN

103.7076°

Arg. of periapsis

323.0088°

True anomaly

34.29609°

Mean anomaly

1.9534°

Eccentric anomaly

10.89377°

Mean motion

0.29263 °/min

Orbital period

1,230.23 mins

BSTAR

0.0057705

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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2012 (2012-01-20 UTC)

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DELTA 4 R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
245 mins	2026-05-11 07:31:19.393Z	268.562° W	2026-05-11 08:56:19.393Z	258.418° W	30.549°	2026-05-11 11:36:19.393Z	269.8° W

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DELTA 4 R/B, 38071

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-09T13:57:22.152Z)

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